Celebrate
Welsh culture with us at the Los Angeles St. David’s Day
Festival-National Day of Wales on March 3, 2013 at the Barnsdall Art
Park! Performances by Aedan MacDonnel, Joe Praml, Welsh Choir of
Southern California, Paul Child, Siobhan Owen, and a special screening
of the 1962 short film Dylan Thomas starring Richard Burton. Also from
10 to 6pm visitors will be delighted in an outdoor festival featuring a
Celtic marketplace, Welsh language classes, workshops, Welsh Corgi
demonstrations, storytelling, kids crafts, food and much more!

We are campaigning on Indiegogo.com to offer you some exclusive
incentives for advance tickets at the upcoming St. David's Day Festival:

Incentives include:
~ Save $15 when you buy two general admission tickets in advance through
Indiegogo, and receive 1 complimentary raffle ticket to win a stay at
the Dylan Thomas House in Swansea! (Normally valued at $35. ONLY 25 of
these combo tickets will be available at this price.)
~ Save $15 when you buy two general admission tickets in advance
through Indiegogo! Plus 1 complimentary raffle ticket to win a stay at
the Dylan Thomas House in Swansea! Normally valued at $55. ONLY 25 of
these combo tickets will be available at this price.

Also available are great deals on festival shirts, the Welsh nursery rhyme book, and much more!

The
Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival - National Day of Wales replants
its daffodil roots at the Barnsdall Art Park on March 3, 2013!

A Raven Above Press Presents!

2013 Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival - National Day of Wales

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant, Los Angeles - Diwrnod Cenedlaethol Cymru

March 3, 2013

Barnsdall Art Park, 4800 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90027

Inside the Barnsdall Gallery Theatre there will be a special ticketed
St. David's Day Grand Concert beginning at 1:30pm with a Druid blessing,
followed by a screening of the rare 1962 short film 'Dylan Thomas'
starring Richard Burton. After this the Welsh Choir of Southern
California (Côr Cymraeg De Califfornia) will take the stage, and then a
special performance by Paul Child, and in her debut North American
appearance - Welsh soprano and harpist Siobhan Owen!

We are all excited by the return of Paul Child to Hollywood. Among his
many achievements, Child is Wales biggest independent selling artist,
the 'Official Voice of Welsh Rugby', and recently sang at the half time
show of the final match of the Wales Rugby Grand Slam. Interesting to
note, each time he's sung before a match, Wales has registered a
victory.

Siobhan Owen was born in North Wales to a Welsh father and Irish
mother, and moved to Australia when she was 2 years old. A classically
trained singer from the age of 9, Siobhan also turns her haunting
soprano voice and gentle harp playing to a repertoire of traditional
Celtic songs. She has received prestigious awards for both her classical
and Celtic singing and is a popular performer at festivals, concerts,
recitals etc around Australia.

Outside the concert beginning at 10am visitors will be delighted in a
free Celtic Marketplace, Welsh language classes by Jason Shepherd of the
Learn Welsh Podcast, Celtic workshops, Welsh Corgi demonstrations, Kids
Crafts at the Ogden Nash Children's Area, and the LA Eisteddfod
featuring poetry, storytelling, readings and performance at the Harold
Lloyd Outdoor Stage, Welsh food (pasties and cakes) by the Welsh Baker,
and much more.

Also, Sarah Hope from Barry, UK (now in Cardiff) will be in attendance
exhibiting a collection of ceramic wall mounted pieces and dinnerware
that are decorated with themes from welsh nursery rhymes and stories.
The pieces are a collaboration between artists Sarah Hope and Nichola
Hope and sculpture Kevin Caufield.

Tentative Schedule (may be subject to change)

Harold LLoyd Outdoor Stage:

10:00am - Wake the Bard performs

11:00am - Joe Praml reads Dylan Thomas and other Welsh favorites

12:00pm - Aedan MacDonnell performs

1:00pm - Reading by Jude Johnson

2:00pm - Segni Pembroke Welsh Corgi lecture

3:00pm - Peter Griffiths discusses "what it means to be Welsh"

4:00pm - Wake the Bard performs

Harriet Beecher Stowe Classroom:

11:00am - Learn Welsh Podcast Welsh taster lessons for Welsh Learners

12:00pm - Peter Anthony Freeman reads from the book on Welsh nursery rhymes

& Welsh Choir chorister Caroline will facilitate Ysgol Eisteddfod
(School Eisteddfod) to help the youth activate and develop their vocal
talents in the arts of poetry, song, comedy and storytelling and their
artistic and craft skills! If you weren't born of Welsh heritage you'll
leave being The Cymry-Mabwysiad (Welsh by adoption).

Official Major Sponsors include A Raven Above Press, National Welsh-American Foundation, Tom LaBonge 4th District Councilmember

The Luar Na Lubre Connection

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Luca Tarlazzi - Ilustrator

Il Druido Bianco

Try Dyn ynt Gogyfurdd,Brenin, Telynior, a Bardd.Tair unben gerdd y dydd,Prydu, Canu Telyn, a dywedyd Cyfarwyddyd.Three men of equal rank,a King, a Harpist, a Bard.Three essences of the song, to versify, to play the harp, to recite history.